Xal'atath in Season of Discovery? The Shadowy Figure That Has Us Wondering
Xal'atath, the Harbinger of the Void, is obviously about to play a major role in retail's upcoming expansions, but has Xal'atath made an appearance in Classic with the Season of Discovery? We investigate.
The Void-Touched Questline
Void-Touched Armaments are powerful Epic items that can be created during Classic's Season of Discovery. The questline and acquisition of this gear involves a mysterious Shadowy Figure who really does seem quite similar to Xal'atath. According to a Dead Twilight Cultist — figuring out how to speak with them is the first step in the questline — he was approached by a sinister presence who compelled him to create "The Box".
She visited me in my dreams. Showed me… The Box. It changed things. Made them better, stronger. Such wonders… But The Box. It was… hungry. I… no idea the cost
The cultist implores us to find and destroy the box… which can only be done with a powerful source of Light.
«I think I understand… but if you couldn't destroy it, how can I?»
The opposite of the void… the opposing force. Light. Hope.
Destroying the box leaves behind a Shard of the Void.
It also causes the Shadowy Figure to appear, offering to show you how to use the Void shard to create a Void-Touched Armament.
Like Xal'atath, she wears the form of a female elf wreathed in shadow — though of course, she's a Night Elf (or perhaps a High Elf...) no Blood or our newer Void Elves in Vanilla Classic! In an image posted to reddit speculating that
